✪ Faculty of Public Health

1.Course introduction

Faculty of Health Sciences, Thammasat University has developed the Bachelor of Science Program, Public Health Undergraduate level at Rangsit Center since the academic year 2007. There are 3 majors (1) Occupational Health and Safety (2) Environmental Health and (3) Health Promotion. Later in the academic year 2016, the Bachelor of Science course was opened. In order to expand the opportunities for providing educational services with a modernized curriculum development to people in the northern region, teaching and learning were organized at TU. Lampang campus. The program consists of 3 majors which are 1) Environmental Health 2) Occupational Health and Safety and 3) Community Health.

2.Course objectives

2.1 The program aims to produce students with knowledge, ability and skills in anticipation, awareness, assessment and control of environmental hazards in the workplace as well as incident control for work safety which can be applied to the profession as well.
2.2 The program focuses on knowledge in environmental health science and related sciences. Students are able to integrate knowledge in science and public health in monitoring, surveillance, prevention and control of environmental factors that affect human health.
2.3 Students are able to analyze environmental health problems occurring by surveying, examining, collecting and analyzing data to identify problems and assess the impact on the environment and health.
2.4 Students potentially become a leader in the public health profession with knowledge, responsibility, morality and ethics, respect for human dignity.
2.5 Students are encouraged to think systematically, logically, analyze and synthesize the health situation of the community in a holistic manner.
2.6 Students are able to plan to solve problems and perform public health work creatively and efficiently with communities and related agencies as required by law.
2.7 Students are able to manage health and public health services that respond to the health needs of the population in their responsible community.
2.8 The graduates are able to provide public health services and health promotion and disease prevention services to people and other agencies.

3. Course format

3.1 Faculty of Public Health, Lampang Campus offers 3 courses
- 3.1.1 Bachelor of Science Program, Occupational Health and Safety Program
- 3.1.2 Bachelor of Science Program, Environmental Health Program
- 3.1.3 Bachelor of Science Program, Community Health Program
3.2 Teaching and learning are conducted in Thai.
3.3 Only Thai students accepted.

4. Professions that can be attained after graduation

4.1 Occupational Health and Safety Program
- 4.1.1 Safety officers at work (จ ป.) as specified by law.
- 4.1.2 Occupational health and safety academic / Industrial hygiene
- 4.1.3 Public health academic
- 4.1.4 Safety inspector
- 4.1.5 Safety inspector
4.2 Environmental Health Program
- 4.2.1 Public health academic
- 4.2.2 Sanitation academic
- 4.2.3 Health promotion academic
- 4.2.4 Environmental academic
- 4.2.5 Scientist
- 4.2.6 Sanitation officer
- 4.2.7 An expert in the preparation of environmental impact reports (EIA / EHIA)
- 4.2.8 Environmental consultant
4.3 Community Health Program
- 4.3.1 Public health academic Or other related scholars
- 4.3.2 Community developers
- 4.3.3 NGO developers
- 4.3.4 Research assistants or researchers in organizations both public and private.

5. Tuition Fee: 21,500 baht per semester

6. Number of faculty members at Lampang Campus

Education Level		Academic Positions				Total
Master’s Degree	PhD	Fri.	Assoc.	Asst.	Lecturer	Total
4	13	-	-	1	16	17

7. Number of current students

Number of students/Branches	Code 59	Code 60	Code 61	Code 62	Total
1. Occupational Health and Safety	35	50	41	34	160
2. Enviromental Health	19	20	28	25	92
3. Community Health	24	27	26	23	100
Total	78	97	95	82	352

8. Student Enrollment Plan

Program Plan	Program Plan
1. Occupational Health and Safety	40
2. Enviromental Health	40
3. Community Health	40
Total	120

9. Outstanding research of the course

Longkul J., Wattanasoei S.(2018). Self-esteem, sexual values and sexual risk behavior among undergraduate students in the northern Thailand. Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development, Vol.9, Issue-8, p.310-315.

Wattanasoei S., Longkul J., Changkwanyeun R.(2018). Sexual communication and behavior among university students in the northern Thailand. International Journal of Management and Applied Science, Vol.4, Issue-12, p.68-71.

Outapa, P., Na Roi-et, V.(2018). Evaluation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Management: Case Study of Lampang Municipality, Thailand. Applied Environmental Research, 40(1), p.46-56.

10. Total number of credits throughout the program

Group	Occupational Health and Safety	Enviromental Health	Community Health
General education	30	30	30
Subject	111	113	108
Professional Fundamentals	37	37	33
Public Health Professions	33	33	33
Professional in Specific Fields	41	43	42
Elective course	6	6	6
Total credits throughout the course.	147	149	144

11. Qualifications of Examination Eligibility

Genereal Specification: Common specification

Applicants must have the determination to study full-time and will strictly comply with the regulations of the university
Applicants are those have not yet had the right to study in any higher education institution in the past
Not being a student of a university or other higher education institution unless studying at an open university or distance education (Online) with a degree.
Not being a patient or being in a condition that will be a major obstacle to education.
Not being a person who violates good morals or has serious behavioral issues.

Genereal Specification: Common specification

Graduated from Matthayom 6 in the general science-mathematics field only
Having a GPA of no less than 2.75

Specialization in Occupational Health and Safety Program

1. A person must show that he/she has no vision problems by submitting a medical certificate issued by a public hospital on the interview day and must not have vision problems as follows:

1.1 Severe color blindness on both sides.

1.2 Having an abnormality in vision as follows:

1) Eyesight is normal when treated with glasses but still has eyesight less than 6/24 on both sides.

2) Good eyesight lower than 6/12, when it is the best solution.

1.3 Cannot see images in three dimensions

2. No fingerprints and unable to control the equipment.

Thammasat University, Lampang Campus